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Master's Dissertation
DOI
https://doi.org/10.11606/D.42.2016.tde-16082016-101847
Document
Author
Full name
Michelle Acco Gomes
Institute/School/College
Knowledge Area
Date of Defense
Published
São Paulo, 2016
Supervisor
Committee
Markus, Regina Pekelmann (President)
Munhoz, Carolina Demarchi
Tersariol, Ivarne Luis dos Santos
Title in Portuguese
Modulação da produção de melatonina em glândulas pineais de ratos por heparan sulfato.
Keywords in Portuguese
Acetilserotonina O-metiltransferase (ASMT)
Glândula pineal
Heparan sulfato
Melatonina
TLR4
Abstract in Portuguese
A síntese noturna de melatonina pela glândula pineal é inibida por padrões moleculares associados à patógenos ou à danos, como por exemplo lipopolissacarídeo (LPS) ou peptídeo β-amilóide. A interação destas moléculas com receptores toll 4 (TLR4) ativa o eixo imune-pineal, favorecendo a migração de leucócitos para o local da injúria. Heparan sulfato (HS) é um glicosaminoglicano da matrix extracelular que por dano tecidual, inflamação generalizada ou migração de células tumorais, liberam dissacarídeos que podem ligar a TLR4, levando a formação de uma resposta inflamatória. Avaliamos se HS poderia prejudicar a atividade da melatonina. HS é capaz de inibir a síntese noturna de melatonina, através da supressão da expressão gênica e do conteúdo enzimático de acetilserotonina O-metiltransferase (ASMT). Este efeito é modulado pela interação de HS com TLR4, mas não envolve a via de translocação nuclear de NF-κB. Estes dados sugerem que um aumento de moléculas de HS na matriz da glândula pineal é traduzido a todo o organismo por uma redução no pico noturno de melatonina.
Title in English
Modulation of rat pineal gland melatonin synthesis by heparan sulfate.
Keywords in English
Acetylserotonin Omethyltransferase
Heparan sulfate
Melatonin
Pineal gland
TLR4
Abstract in English
The nocturnal synthesis of melatonin by the pineal gland is inhibited by pathogen or damage-associated molecular patterns, such as lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and β-amyloid peptide. The interaction of these molecules with toll like receptors 4 (TLR4) activates the immune-pineal axis, favoring the migration of leukocytes for the site of lesion. Heparan sulfate (HS), a glycosaminoglycan of the extracellular matrix, that in case of tissue injury, generalized inflammation or migration of tumor cells, releases disaccharide, which can bind to TLR4 triggering an inflammatory response. Here we evaluated if HS could impair nocturnal melatonin activity. HS is capable of inhibit the melatonin synthesis by the suppression of the gene expression and enzymatic content of acetylserotonin O-methyltransferase (ASMT). This effect is modulated by the interaction of HS with TLR4, but does not involve the NF-κB nuclear translocation pathway. This data suggest that the increase in HS in pineal gland matrix is translated to the whole organism by a reduction in the nocturnal melatonin peak.
 
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2016-08-16
 
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